debutante

He says it can be traced as far back to 2014 when El Paso native Cristina Ibarra debuted “Las Marthas,” a film that follows Laredo’s high society set as they prepare for an annual debutante ball and pageant.

“The debutante ball,” said Lily.

The heiress and debutante became involved in the IRA during the Troubles and masterminded an £8m fine art heist.

An atavistic society ritual, a debutante’s ball for the M.F.A. debtset?

But as the apps are trying to monetize their matchmaking—and some users now with a whole decade of striking out under their belts—old-fashioned meet-cutes-in-bars or, say, debutante balls look more and more appealing.